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单词 reye's syndrome
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Reye's syndrome

[ rahyz, reyz ]
/ raɪz, reɪz /

noun Pathology.

an uncommon, severe disorder occurring primarily in children after a viral illness, as influenza or chickenpox, and associated with aspirin usage, involving swelling of the brain and liver and affecting other organs: symptoms include fever, projectile vomiting, confusion, and, sometimes, respiratory arrest.

Origin of Reye's syndrome

after Ralph Douglas Kenneth Reye (1912–78), Australian pediatrician, who co-wrote a description of the syndrome in 1963

Words nearby Reye's syndrome

Rexburg, Rexine, Rexroth, Rey, Reyes, Reye's syndrome, Reykjavik, Reymont, Reynard, Reynaud, Reynold
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British Dictionary definitions for Reye's syndrome

Reye's syndrome
/ (raɪz, reɪz) /

noun

a rare metabolic disease in children that can be fatal, involving damage to the brain, liver, and kidneys

Word Origin for Reye's syndrome

C20: named after R. D. K. Reye (1912–78) Australian paediatrician
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Reye's syndrome

Reye's syndrome
[ rīz, rāz ]

n.

An acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chicken pox or influenza.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for Reye's syndrome

Reye's syndrome
[ rīz ]

A rare, acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chickenpox or influenza.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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